Wrench.



P. P. GLASS.

WRENCH.

APPLICATION FILED 0014,1911, v 1,039,5 1 5. Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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, PEARL 12 Grass, or AnnnARKdoKLA'HoMA.

WRENCH.

. Specification oi? Letters. Patent. I Patnt'ed Sept,- 24, 1912 Application filed October 4, 191i. serial No. 652,710.

To allthhom it ma/y concern:

Be it' known that I, PEARL P. GLAss,.a

citizen ofthe United States, residing at Anadarko, in the county of Caddo and State of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in \Nrenches, of'whijch the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in quick acting wrenches. 4

In carrying out my invention it is my purposeto provide a simple and inexpen sive quick acting wrench which will draw-on a nut after it has beenbrought up to. position. v I

Another object of my invention isto pro-- vide, in a wrench, a. threaded stem or shank having an integrally formed head and a movable jaw mounted upon the shank as weLlras a threaded follower or collar which is also arranged upon the shank and which,

upon partial" rotation, will force the said movable jaw toward or away from the head of the shank when the jaw and head are to embrace a nut or to be removed therefrom. v

A still further object of the invention is to provide the follower with means whereby the same is connected with the slidable jaw, -the said means also serving as a stop for limiting the rotarymovement of the follower to permit-the follower to be locked orunlocked from the teeth ofthe shank.

lVith' the above recited objects, and others of a similarnature in View, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the ap-- pended claim.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a' perspective view of the wrench with the handle and portion of the shank broken away. Fig. 2 is aside elevation partially in section. Fig. 3 is a sectional view upon the line 38 of Fig. 1, illustrating the threaded collar or follower in one position upon the sliding jaw. Fig. lis a similar sectional view illustratlng the fOllOWGI lIl its second position. Fig. 51s a sectional view upon the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of: the follower member for the V movable jaw.

Referring now to the'drawings, the numeral 1 designates a shank or stem provided with a forged head 2. The head projects 'both to the front and rear of the shank.

one} projecting portion being substantially il shaped so as to provide an irregular surface for the reception-of pipes, while the,

other portion of the head has its inner face straight, this portion bein' adapted to engage with nuts or other s-rai htened sur; faces. In each of the opposite faces or edges of the shank'l, I cut threads tgthe same being of any desired pitch, and the ex tremity of the same is reduced to receive a suitable handle.

. Loosely-mounted upon the shank 1. is a movable aw 5, the same having its engagnigface'sextended both to the front and rear ofythe' said shank, one extending por{ tion being serrated as at 6 and adaptedfto coac twitht'he V-shapedface fof thehead 2.

The other extending portion is" substantially straightened face .of theheach The jaw a may have integrally formed therewith, or secured thereon in any desired manner, a rigidly extended rounded portion or sleeve 7, and this sleeveds formed adjacent its outer face with ase mental groove or .re,-- cess 8. way'or channel for a finger which is pro-- vide'd-upon a follower or collar, which will be presently described in detail, and the opg posite walls of the said recess are adaptedto serve as stops for the said pintle to limit straight and is adapted to 'coact with the This-recess is adapted to form a the rotatable movement of the follower in either direction upon the shank '1. The

sleeve 7 is provided adjacent. one or both of the walls forming the stops with aspring catch 9, the same preferably formed of a single strip of-resilient material and secured to the sleeve 7, through the. medium of rivets 10. The catch '9 has that portion overlying the recess 8 of a substantially ,V-shaped formation, to provide the off-set wall .11, forming the stop proper, and the arcuate or curved lip or finger hold 12. I

The numeral 13- designates thefollower for the movable jaw, the said follower being preferably rounded in cross section and having a threaded bore 14 which is, at times, adapted to engage with the threads 3 of the shank so as to force the movable jawtoward the stationary head 2. The bore 14, is, however, provided with longitudinally extending oppositely. arranged channels 15, the same being of a width equaling .the width of the threads 3:, so that when the follower K member 9 engages with i moved manually reward or away from the head oil" the {-Lliillli. The felle'wer 13 is integrally fcrmed with 1111 ol'l set or finger 16, the latter being bent into engagement with the segmental recess 8, and the said finger is also preferably provided with a stud 17. This stud is adapted to be engaged by ilie catch member 9 wlien The said fellewer is rotated in one direction, as illustrated in. the

figures of the drawings it being understced, however, and as above referred to that a pair cf the catch members 9 may be employed if desired. By reference to the sectional views it will be nnied the catch c siucl 17 cal finger 16 when illt lrmgiti Melly ezitend recesses 15 are lurougltit out cf the path 01% tee threads 3 if the shank v so that the follower 13 will more the jaw 5 t-rm'zrrd the head. 2. When the follower is related in (in opposite direction, the recesses Will overlie the threads of the shank and to permit of the movable jaw as Well as the follower being slid in. either direction upon tli shank" 1 I em aware that Wrenches erein. use Where a nut or follower has recesses adapted in ing provided with a segmenral recess,

in presence of" me rceeme overlie the screws of the shank, and I do not claim smell. a, srructure broadly, but

What ll do claim is:

In a Wrench, the combination with a. threaded shank, 2r movable jaw loosely mounted upon the shank, said jaw having? a rearW-erdly extending sleeve said sleeve ea 0].- lower, said fellewer having a linger engag in Within the recess, said finger being previded with a, stud" and a spring catch 111cm leer ccneliruci ed of e siiigle piece of material adapted re er the stud of 'llie fellcwer when lihe said ollower is retaied upon the shank and the bore cf the follower being previded will: lcng mdinell T exi'ending rm lib? H16 llTJlOlcillESS 0f ceeses of zrrridili ee the Sl'lillli, the said. at clmrne'l riczrlly e smimelly as and rile pr 1'. ,v 0" in test-1mm -e l my signature 

